- | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
Date: | May 23, 1974 |
Time: | 1655 |
Location: | Springfield, Illinois |
Operator: | Saturn Airways |
Flight #: | ? |
Route: | Alameda, CA - Indianapolis, IN |
AC Type: | Lockheed L-100-30 Hercules |
Registration: | N14ST |
cn / ln: | 4225 |
Aboard: | 3 (passengers:1 crew:2) |
Fatalities: | 3 (passengers:1 crew:2) |
Ground: | 0 |
Summary: | While en route the left wing separated from the aircraft. The plane crashed out of contol. The undiscovered, preexisting fatigue cracks, which reduced the strength of the left wing to the degree that it failed as a result of positive aerodynamic loads created by moderate turbulence. |
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